Dicey vs Tick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Dicey
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Dicey: Real Dice Cup brings real dice to your phone β with physics you can actually feel, and a cup that plays music. Shake your phone to roll. Touch and hold to swirl a tornado. Drag and launch like a slingshot. Every throw feels different because it's powered by a real-time physics engine, not random numbers. REALISTIC PHYSICS Each die tumbles, bounces, and settles with true-to-life weight and friction. No two rolls are ever the same. Tilt your phone and dice roll naturally with gravity. MUSIC CUP Switch to the octagonal Music Cup, where each wall plays a different note. Drag and release dice toward the walls to build melodies β driven entirely by physics, not pre-recorded tracks. A growing set of classic tunes plays automatically, turning a dice cup into a tiny music box. HAPTIC FEEDBACK Feel every collision through your fingertips. Wall hits, dice-on-dice impacts, and floor bounces each have their own distinct vibration β tuned to match the force of impact. MULTIPLE DICE & SKINS Mix and match D6 / D8 / D12 / D20 dice with premium materials. Chrome steel, translucent crystal, classic pips β build your perfect set. Each cup remembers its own loadout. THREE WAYS TO ROLL - Shake: Tilt and shake your phone naturally - Tornado: Touch and hold to create a swirling vortex - Slingshot: Drag and release for a precisely aimed launch INSTANT RESULTS Live total updates as dice settle. See each value and the sum at a glance. Perfect for board games, tabletop RPGs, party games, music play, or whenever you need a quick decision. No ads. No internet required. No login.
Tick
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Tick β knowing exactly when "now" is, down to the millisecond. Your phone's clock can drift by several seconds. When a sale, a drop, or a livestream opens, "you thought it was time but the platform hadn't opened yet" costs you. Tick calibrates your time, then gives you a clear millisecond countdown. CALIBRATE FIRST, THEN COUNT DOWN Β· NTP standard time: align to atomic-grade time in one tap, and see how many milliseconds your phone is off Β· Website sync: read the time returned by a website you choose, to align to "that platform's clock" Β· Once calibrated, every countdown uses the corrected reference time A MILLISECOND COUNTDOWN YOU CAN READ Β· Set a target moment; a big countdown ticks to 0.001s in the final minute Β· Live on the Dynamic Island / Lock Screen β no need to stare at the app Β· Strong haptics + a notification right before zero Β· Floating millisecond window (advanced): stays on top even after you switch apps TIME ONLY β NEVER PURCHASING Β· Tick only provides accurate time and countdown reminders Β· It does not participate in, act on behalf of, or automate any purchase or checkout Β· No account, no ads, no social TICK PRO (one-time purchase, yours forever) Β· Unlimited countdowns: save as many target moments as you like Β· All color themes: light up the Island and Lock Screen Β· Support an indie developer: no subscription, no ads Catching the moment starts with getting the time right.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dicey at none against Tick's 1. Dicey also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dicey asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dicey ships an update every 3 weeks, Tick every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dicey | Tick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duhan Kim | ηΈθΆ ι± |
In-app purchases
Dicey
No in-app purchases
Tick
- Tick Pro$2.99









